Misled (Kool & the Gang song)

"Misled"
Single by Kool & the Gang
from the album Emergency
B-side "Ladies' Night" (Remix)
"Rollin'"
Released November 2, 1984[1]
Format
  • Vinyl
  • 12"
  • 45 RPM
Genre
Length 4:56 (album version)
4:06 (single version)
Label De-Lite
Writer(s)
  • James Taylor
  • Ronald Bell
  • Kool & the Gang
Producer(s)
  • Jim Bonnefond
  • Kool & the Gang
  • Ronald Bell

[3]

Kool & the Gang singles chronology
"Fresh"
(1984)		 "Misled"
(1984)		 "Cherish"
(1985)

"Misled" is a 1984 song by American R&B group Kool & the Gang taken from their album, Emergency. The song takes influence from rock and pop music.[4] It reached #10 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[5]

Composition

"Misled" is written in the key of E minor (recorded a half-step lower in E♭ minor) with a moderately fast rock tempo of 122 beats per minute. The group's vocals span from B3 to A5 in the song.[6]

Track listing

12" vinyl single[7]

Side A

  1. "Misled" (Full-Length Version) — 4:59

Side B

  1. "Ladies' Night" (Remix) — 6:58
  2. "Rollin'" — 3:10

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984–85) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8]
8
Belgium (Ultratip)[9]
21
Germany[10]
46
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11]
28
US Billboard Hot 100[12]
10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[13]
3

Year-end charts

Chart (1985) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[14]
69

References

  1. ↑ http://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/kool_and_the_gang/misled___rollin/
  2. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Kool-The-Gang-Misled/release/1141278
  3. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Kool-The-Gang-Misled/release/1141278
  4. ↑ "Misled - Kool & the Gang | Song Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  5. ↑ "Song://Database Sign-In". www.song-database.com. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  6. ↑ Bell, Ronald. "Misled". www.musicnotes.com. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  7. ↑ "Kool & The Gang - Misled". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  8. ↑ http://www.australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=27183
  9. ↑ http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Kool+%26+The+Gang&titel=Misled&cat=s
  10. ↑ http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Kool+%26+The+Gang&titel=Misled&cat=s
  11. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/misled/
  12. ↑ http://www.song-database.com/chhist.php?sid=2145
  13. ↑ http://www.song-database.com/chhist.php?sid=2145
  14. ↑ http://www.bobborst.com/popculture/top-100-songs-of-the-year/?year=1985


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